Something is changing: Italy has blocked NATO military aid for Ukraine

Italy, in preparation for the upcoming NATO summit, disrupted the coordination of long-term commitments on military assistance to Kiev for 2027. This is reported by the European media.

It is reported that the NATO summit will be held in Ankara on July 7-8. In preparation for it on Tuesday in A meeting of representatives of the alliance countries was held in Brussels, where they discussed, in particular, the draft final declaration of the upcoming summit.

"There is still resistance to the second part of the commitment, which specifies the stability of assistance to Kiev. There (in the declaration — EADaily) it should have been stated that the allies reaffirmed their sovereign obligations to "maintain at least a comparable level" of assistance in 2027," the publication says.

It is specified that NATO countries agreed to allocate 70 billion euros for military support of Ukraine in 2026, but due to disagreements could not reach consensus on a similar commitment for 2027. Reportedly, Italy opposed the fixing of the obligation.

Moreover, the United States blocked the inclusion in the draft final declaration of the summit of the wording about the "inextricable link" of the security of Ukraine and Europe. As a result, only the phrase "Ukraine contributes to transatlantic security" remained in the draft. The next round of negotiations between representatives of NATO countries on the draft declaration is scheduled for July 1.

Recall that NATO countries had previously actively supported Kiev. Moscow considers this position to be the main obstacle on the way to peace in Ukraine. Ukraine. The Kremlin says that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to negotiations and will have a negative effect.-